CVE-2021-20298

OpenEXR: Out-of-memory in B44Compressor

Published Aug 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in OpenEXR's B44Compressor. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to exhaust all memory accessible to the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3236-1 openexr security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7723 A flaw was found in OpenEXR's B44Compressor. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to exhaust all memory accessible to the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:37 PM
Reserved
Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 23, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 15, 2021, 12:00 AM